dai1Englishbrush against; touchTok Pisinpas long samtingKáp iau te mákái á rábái imunang, má pákánbung má a dai i iau á pákán mák sur iau, ki iak mánán pasi má ngo a mon á rábái.I did not see that rábái tree down there, but when its leaves brushed against me and scratched me, then I realized that there was a rábái.
2Surtu han turEnglishstay only a short timeThis term is used of not spending a long time doing something, like making a quick trip up to the bush, i.e. just brushing up against it and going back.Ái tata a tu han tur sár ami bos ki er melek mul ái. Kápte a long te táit gut ami bos, a dai pas sár ki ák lu kaleng.Dad just went up into the bush and stood/stopped, then he came back quickly again. He probably did not do anything up in the bush, he just stayed a short time then he returned.
2Surtu han turEnglishstay only a short timeThis term is used of not spending a long time doing something, like making a quick trip up to the bush, i.e. just brushing up against it and going back.Ái tata a tu han tur sár ami bos ki er melek mul ái. Kápte a long te táit gut ami bos, a dai pas sár ki ák lu kaleng.Dad just went up into the bush and stood/stopped, then he came back quickly again. He probably did not do anything up in the bush, he just stayed a short time then he returned.
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